Recent content by huffmanite

Bought a used featherweight 270win Ruger 77 tang safety a few years ago. Price was very reasonable, $210 and other than being obviously used, in good condition. Would have been a nice carry rifle if I hunted. Accuracy of it left a lot to be desired when shooting from benchrest. Will have an...

Take a look at the Shaw barrel website. Bought a Savage replacement barrel for my Stevens 200 from Shaw. Chrome molly heavy magnum contour in 6.5x55 Swede. Think Shaw now charges $170 plus shipping for mine. Usually less than 1" 4 shot groups with mine. Groups would probably improve if...

Been using TB for several years now. Heck I can remember phoning IMR about using TB in a .308 or 30-06 with cast bullets and being told absolutely NOT to do it. Why? Answer given me was powder had some unique burn characteristics and was safe to use only in straight case cartridges.....that...

Have a BSA Martini model 12 Target rifle in 22 LR. This model BSA rifle was produced between around 1908 to late 1930s. Have no idea what year mine was made. Has a rear micrometer peep sight. Darn nice trigger in the rifle. It was in pretty sad shape when I got it, but was able to restore...

Shot 5 or 6 different brands/types of 22LR in an old Winchester 74 semi-auto yesterday. One of them was the Aguila super maximum. Have an 18 power scope on the rifle that Winchester ceased making in 1947. Hardly a match rifle, LOL, but it is decently accurate and seldom jams. I was shooting 6...

Might want to consider a Weaver Super Slam 3-15x42. Very good optics and you'll like its pullup turret adjustments..

Bought one of the Marlin XL7 25-06 when it first appeared in Houston area and was satisfied how well it shot right out of the box. So, when the Marlin X7 HV .308 showed up at place I had bought the 25-06, bought one of them. Having a heavy barrel and being a .308, expected it to shoot more...

Put one of these BSA scopes from Midway on 257Roberts rifle about a month ago. The rifle was a very low cost build using a free mauser action and free gunsmithing services owed me for some stock work I'd done. Only money I had in the rifle was the cost of the barrel (a $90 A&B Midway barrel)...

You might want to visit Natchez Shooters Supply site and check on the remaining Nitrex TR1 scopes available. Just do a search on their website for nitrex TR1 to find them. These are Japanese made scopes that are basically Weaver Grand Slams. Nitrex warranty is handled by Weaver. The Nitrex...

You might want to take a look at the Weaver Extreme scopes being discounted at Natchez. Gent I shoot with bought two of the Extremes and only complaint he has about them is their eye relief.....LOL, its LONG. But for your rifle perhaps a long eye relief scope is needed. Weaver 4.4-16x50...

I got a Shaw heavy magnum chrome-molly barrel in 6.5x55 for a Stevens action late last year. Copper fouling was minor in it. Accuracy with it is decent. 3/4" 4 shot 100 yard groups common with it. Sometimes, 1/2" or 1 1/4", just depends on my reloads and me.

I've used 4 of the Ramshot rifle powders for a couple of years now. I've no complaints about them. Don't have a chronograph, so can't make a good comment about temp sensitivety, but not noticed anything to suggest it is. Find Ramshot to be a clean burning powder and meters great since their...

Fairly easy to improve an Axis trigger yourself. First you'll need to lighten the trigger spring. Some just shorten the factory spring by removing a coil or two. Others replace the spring with a lighter one, but you'll need a way to attach the new spring. Factory spring has a smaller...

Ordered a chromemolly Magnum heavy contour barrel in 6.5x55 for my Stevens 200 from Shaw this past May, told 12-16 weeks delivery....took 20 wks to get it. Anyway, accuracy with it decent. On a good day, 3/4" 100 yard group, usually around a 1" group has been typical. This is after 50-60...

Seem to remember seeing 6.5x257R ammo being sold on either Gunbroker.com or auctionarms.com in the past. Might check there.